Planting Journal - Carrots & Broccoli

Well, the past few weeks have been might crazy busy and the poor little seedlings on the porch have been growing the best they can but the need to get in the ground so badly!! Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I fluffed up the rest of the row that has the beans in it and we prepped it with newspaper and straw.

Today Tommy had fluffed up half a row with the fork and we prepped that one with newspaper and straw and then while Tommy continued fluffing the rest of the row I planted the carrots in that row and some broccoli in the row with the beans and peas - And the beans have some beans on them already!!

Part of my procrastination with planting, other than it takes darn longer to prep the beds than I was expecting, is that I'm quite sure there is an ideal way to lay out the garden, certain plants that should go next to each other and such, but I haven't had time to research that. And then it's gotten to the point where I know these poor little seedlings just need to get in the ground because I don't know how many times they can take the stress of their little peat pots drying out, even though so far they always seem to bounce back within minutes of being watered. So I kind of half remember some things that we did last year on the farm and kind of just guess and figure that if nothing else they have a better chance in the ground than in the seed pots. But they look so tasty and luscious and like little miniature versions of themselves - the kale especially - I can't bear to think of them just drying/dying out. :(

So a wing and a prayer it is, we'll see what happens. We never even got to planting the lettuce and some of the herbs and I'm thinking it might be too late, although you can totally do a fall crop of lettuce!